1Oh give thanks
to the LORD, for He is good, For His
lovingkindness is everlasting. 2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom
He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary 3
And gathered from the lands, From the east and
from the west, From the north and from the
south.

4They wandered
in the wilderness in a desert region; They did
not find a way to an inhabited city. 5They were hungry and thirsty; Their soul
fainted within them. 6
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He delivered them out of their distresses. 7
He led them also by a straight way, To go to an
inhabited city. 8
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! 9
For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the
hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

10There were
those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death,
Prisoners in misery and chains, 11
Because they had rebelled against the words of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High. 12
Therefore He humbled their heart with labor;
They stumbled and there was none to help. 13
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses. 14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And broke their bands apart. 15
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! 16
For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut
bars of iron asunder.

17Fools, because
of their rebellious way, And because of their
iniquities, were afflicted. 18
Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they
drew near to the gates of death. 19
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble;
He saved them out of their distresses. 20
He sent His word and healed them, And delivered
them from their destructions. 21
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! 22
Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And tell of His works with joyful singing.

23Those who go
down to the sea in ships, Who do business on
great waters; 24They
have seen the works of the LORD, And His wonders
in the deep. 25For
He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which
lifted up the waves of the sea. 26
They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul melted away in their misery. 27
They reeled and staggered like a drunken man,
And were at their wits' end. 28
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses. 29
He caused the storm to be still, So that the
waves of the sea were hushed. 30
Then they were glad because they were quiet, So
He guided them to their desired haven. 31
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men! 32
Let them extol Him also in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.

33He changes
rivers into a wilderness And springs of water
into a thirsty ground; 34A
fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the
wickedness of those who dwell in it. 35
He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And
a dry land into springs of water; 36
And there He makes the hungry to dwell, So that
they may establish an inhabited city, 37
And sow fields and plant vineyards, And gather a
fruitful harvest. 38
Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly,
And He does not let their cattle decrease.

39When they are
diminished and bowed down Through oppression,
misery and sorrow, 40He
pours contempt upon princes And makes them
wander in a pathless waste. 41
But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction,
And makes his families like a flock. 42
The upright see it and are glad; But all
unrighteousness shuts its mouth. 43
Who is wise? Let him give heed to these things,
And consider the lovingkindnesses of the LORD.

1My heart is
steadfast, O God; I will sing, I will sing
praises, even with my soul. 2
Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn!
3I will give thanks
to You, O LORD, among the peoples, And I will
sing praises to You among the nations. 4
For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies. 5
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your
glory above all the earth. 6
That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with
Your right hand, and answer me!

7God has spoken
in His holiness: "I will exult, I will portion
out Shechem And measure out the valley of
Succoth. 8"Gilead
is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the
helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter. 9
"Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I shall throw My
shoe; Over Philistia I will shout aloud."

10Who will bring
me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to
Edom? 11Have not
You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You
not go forth with our armies, O God? 12
Oh give us help against the adversary, For
deliverance by man is in vain. 13
Through God we will do valiantly, And it is He
who shall tread down our adversaries.

1O God of my
praise, Do not be silent! 2
For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause. 4
In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer. 5
Thus they have repaid me evil for good And
hatred for my love.

6Appoint a
wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at
his right hand. 7When
he is judged, let him come forth guilty, And let
his prayer become sin. 8
Let his days be few; Let another take his
office. 9Let his
children be fatherless
And his wife a widow. 10
Let his children wander about and beg; And let
them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. 11
Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let
strangers plunder the product of his labor. 12
Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him,
Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. 13
Let his posterity be cut off; In a following
generation let their name be blotted out.

14Let the
iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15
Let them be before the LORD continually, That He
may cut off their memory from the earth; 16
Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,
But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And
the despondent in heart, to put them to death. 17
He also loved cursing, so it came to him; And he
did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him. 18
But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it entered into his body like water And like
oil into his bones. 19
Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself. 20
Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD,
And of those who speak evil against my soul.

21But You, O GOD,
the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name's sake;
Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me; 22
For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is
wounded within me. 23
I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I
am shaken off like the locust. 24
My knees are weak from fasting, And my flesh has
grown lean, without fatness. 25
I also have become a reproach to them; When they
see me, they wag their head.

26Help me, O
LORD my God; Save me according to Your
lovingkindness. 27
And let them know that this is Your hand; You,
LORD, have done it. 28
Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise,
they shall be ashamed, But Your servant shall be
glad. 29Let my
accusers be clothed with dishonor, And let them
cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

30With my mouth
I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD; And
in the midst of many I will praise Him. 31
For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To
save him from those who judge his soul.

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